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DC Rebirth Reading Order

In May 2016, DC Comics launched a refreshed comic book universe, calling the initiative DC Rebirth. The publication of DC Universe Rebirth #1 marked the end of DC’s New 52, which controversially rebooted the DCU from 2011 to 2016. 

DC Universe Rebirth

The promise of DC Rebirth is a return to the long and rich history of DC Comics. Below you’ll find the first year of DC Rebirth comic books, as well as the collected editions that allow you to progress through the Rebirth timeline chronologically.

Alternatively, those of you looking to cut straight to the chase can try Comic Book Herald’s DC Rebirth fast track guide!

I also rank many of the DC Rebirth trades on my best comics of all time list!

Previously: Watchmen (my favorite comic book of all time, part of DC Rebirth plans)

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Previously: DC The New 52

DC Rebirth Trade Reading Order

DC Rebirth Omnibus




The Rebirth omnibus collects all the one-shot Rebirth specials for the major characters of the DC Universe. Note that a number of these Rebirth specials are also collected in the first volume of each respective character’s collected comics.

The biggest exception is of course DC Universe: Rebirth #1, which is absolutely essential reading to understand our progression from the New 52 to DC Rebirth. Don’t worry, if that’s all you’re after, the issue is $2.99.

Collects: Aquaman: Rebirth #1, Batgirl & The Birds Of Prey: Rebirth #1, Batman Beyond: Rebirth #1, Batman: Rebirth #1, Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1, Cyborg: Rebirth #1, Deathstroke: Rebirth #1, DC Universe: Rebirth #1, Green Arrow: Rebirth #1, Green Lanterns: Rebirth #1, Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps: Rebirth #1, Hellblazer: Rebirth #1, Justice League: Rebirth #1, Nightwing: Rebirth #1, Red Hood And The Outlaws: Rebirth #1, Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1, Supergirl: Rebirth #1, Superman: Rebirth #1, Teen Titans: Rebirth #1, The Flash: Rebirth #1, Titans: Rebirth #1,  Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1

The DC Rebirth Omnibus editions collects these comics in the following reading order:

DC Universe: Rebirth #1

Batman: Rebirth #1

Superman: Rebirth #1

Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1

The Flash: Rebirth #1

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps: Rebirth #1

Aquaman: Rebirth #1

Green Arrow: Rebirth #1

Cyborg: Rebirth #1

Green Lanterns: Rebirth #1

Justice League: Rebirth #1

Nightwing: Rebirth #1

Titans: Rebirth #1

Batgirl And the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1

The Hellblazer: Rebirth #1

Red Hood and the Outlaws: Rebirth #1

Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1

Deathstroke: Rebirth #1

Supergirl: Rebirth #1

Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1

Teen Titans: Rebirth #1

Batman Beyond: Rebirth #1

Flash Rebirth Comic Books

I initially included the first Flash Rebirth comics in the Justice League section below, but as reader Jason points out in the comics below, these issues follow-up most directly from the DC Universe Rebirth one-shot.

Titans Vol. 1: The Return of Wally West

Collects: Titans: Rebirth #1, Titans #1 to #6

The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice

Collects: The Flash: Rebirth #1, The Flash #1 to #8

Batman Rebirth #1 by Tom King

Batman (Bat-Family) Comic Books

Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham

Collects: Batman: Rebirth #1, Batman #1 to #6

Detective Comics Vol. 1: The Rise Of The Batmen

Collects: Detective Comics #934 to #940

Absolutely one of my favorite DC Rebirth titles, with a great Bat-family team.

Nightwing Vol. 1: Better Than Batman

Collects: Nightwing: Rebirth #1, Nightwing #1 to #4, Nightwing #7 to #8 (Note that issues #5 and #6 are part of the “Night of the Monster Men” crossover and should be read below)

Technically Nightwing’s first story arc takes place before the conclusion of Batman and Detective Comics, at least based on Batgirl’s references to events taking place in those series. There are no spoilers or story problems reading here, though, so I’d personally avoid breaking it up.

If you’re reading the trade, make sure you stop after Nightwing #4 and proceed to the Night of the Monster Men crossover below before coming back here for Nightwing #7.

Batman: Night of the Monster Men

There is some overlap with the first Bat-family crossover and the subsequent collections, but this will give you the crossover in its intended order.

Do not read if monster designs straight out of Bloodborne and Dark Souls keep you up at night!

Collects: Batman #7, Nightwing #5, Detective Comics #941, Batman #8, Nightwing #6, Detective Comics #942

Batgirl Vol. 1: Beyond Burnside

Collects: Batgirl #1 to #6

Batgirl And The Birds Of Prey Vol. 1: Who Is Oracle?

Collects: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1 to #6

Red Hood & the Outlaws Vol. 1: Dark Trinity

Collects: Red Hood & the Outlaws #1 to #6

All-Star Batman Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy

Collects: All-Star Batman #1 to #5

Batman Vol. 2: I Am Suicide

Collects: Batman #9 to #15

Detective Comics Vol. 2: The Victim Syndicate

Collects: Detective Comics #943 to #949

Superman Rebirth #1 by DC Comics

Superman (Superman Family) Comic Books

Superman: Lois and Clark

Collects: Superman: Lois and Clark #1 to #8

Superman: The Final Days of Superman

Final Days is a “Road to Rebirth” collection that effectively concludes the New 52 and transitions to Rebirth.

Reading Order:

Superman #51

Batman/Superman #31

Actions Comics #51

Superman/Wonder Woman #28

Batman/Superman #32

Action Comics #52

Superman/Wonder Woman #29

Superman #52

Collects: Superman #51, Batman/Superman #31, Action Comics #51, Superman/Wonder Woman #28, Batman/Superman #32, Action Comics #52, Superman/Wonder Woman #29, Superman #52

Superman Vol. 1: Son Of Superman

Collects: Superman: Rebirth #1, Superman #1 to #6

Action Comics Vol. 1: Path Of Doom

Collects: Justice League #52 (New 52), Action Comics #957 to #962

The Deluxe Action Comics Rebirth edition includes Justice League #52 as a prologue to the Rebirth issues of Action Comics, so I’ve added it to the order. Make note that this JL issue makes a ton of references to the New 52’s Darkseid War, but it also effectively sets up the state of things for Metropolis.

New Super-Man Vol. 1: Made In China

Collects: New Superman #1 to #6

I’ve moved up the New Super-Man first volume given the apparent belief in China that Superman’s “Final Days” are still very much in effect.

Trinity Vol. 1: Better Together

Collects: Trinity #1 to #6

Supergirl Vol. 1: Reign Of The Cyber Super-Men

Collects: Supergirl: Rebirth #1, Supergirl #1 to #6

Action Comics Vol. 2: Welcome to the Planet (Rebirth)

Collects: Part of Justice League #52, Action Comics #963 to #966

Superwoman Vol. 1: Who is Superwoman?

Collects: Superwoman #1 to #7

Superman Vol. 2: Trials of the Super Son

Collects: Superman #7 to #13

Wonder Woman Rebirth #1 from DC Comics

Justice League (Justice League Family) Comic Books

Green Lanterns Vol. 1: Rage Planet

Collects: Green Lanterns: Rebirth #1, Green Lanterns #1 to #5

Justice League Vol. 1: The Extinction Machine

Collects: Justice League: Rebirth #1, Justice League #1 to #5

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Lies

Note that the first two volumes of Wonder Woman oscillate between odd and even numbered issues. The odd numbered issues form “The Lies,” while the even numbered issues offer a “Year One” story from Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott.

Collects: Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1, Wonder Woman #1, #3, #5, #7, #9

Wonder Woman Vol. 2: Year One

Collects: Wonder Woman #2, #4, #6, #8, #10

Aquaman Vol. 1: The Drowning

Collects: Aquaman: Rebirth #1, Aquaman #1 to #6

Cyborg Vol. 1: The Imitation Of Life

Collects: Cyborg: Rebirth #1, Cyborg #1 to #5

Blue Beetle Vol. 1: The More Things Change

Collects: Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1, Blue Beetle #1 to #6

Justice League Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects: Justice League #6 to #11

The Flash Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects: The Flash #9 to #13

Aquaman Vol. 2: Black Manta Rising

Collects: Aquaman #7 to #15

Green Arrow Rebirth #1 by DC Comics

Green Lantern and Green Arrow Comic Books

Green Arrow Vol. 1: The Death and Life Of Oliver Queen

Collects: Green Arrow: Rebirth #1, Green Arrow #1 to #5

Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: Sinestro’s Law

Collects: Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps: Rebirth #1, Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps #1 to #6

Green Arrow Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects: Green Arrow #7 to #12

Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2

Collects: Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps #7 to #12

Green Lanterns Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects: Green Lanterns #7 to #12

Harley Quinn in DC Rebirth

The Antiheroes: Suicide Squad, Deathstroke and Hellblazer Comic Books

Suicide Squad Vol. 1: The Black Vault

Collects: Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1, Suicide Squad #1 to #6

Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Die Laughing

Collects: Harley Quinn: Rebirth #1, Harley Quinn #1 to #6

Deathstroke Vol. 1: The Professional

Collects: Deathstroke: Rebirth #1. Deathstroke #1 to #6

The Hellblazer Vol. 1: The Poison Truth

Collects: The Hellblazer #1 to #6

Justice League vs Suicide Squad

DC Rebirth Event: Justice League vs. Suicide Squad

Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad Reading Order

Batman (Bat-Family) Comic Books Part 2

Batman Vol. 3: I Am Bane

Collects: Batman #16 to #20, #23 to #24, Batman Annual #1

Nightwing Vol. 2: Bludhaven

Collects: Nightwing #9 to #15

Batman Beyond Vol. 1: The Return

Collects: Batman Beyond: Rebirth #1, Batman Beyond #1 to #6

Gotham Academy: Second Semester Vol. 1: Welcome Back

Collects: Gotham Academy: Second Semester #1-3, #5-8

Justice League (Justice League Family) Comic Books Part 2

Raven

Collects: Raven #1 to #6

Raven by Marv Wolfman and Alisson Borges is not formally branded “Rebirth,” but the series is marked as “Between the New 52 and DC Rebirth.”

Teen Titans Vol. 1: Damian Knows Best

Collects: Teen Titans: Rebirth #1, Teen Titans #1 to #6

Justice League of America Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Functions as a Justice League vs. Suicide Squad epilogue series of sorts.

Collects: Justice League of America #1 to #6

Wonder Woman Vol. 3: The Truth

Collects: Wonder Woman #13, #15, #17, #19, #21, #23, #25

Titans Vol. 2 (Rebirth)

Collects: Titans #7 to #10, Titans Annual #1

The Flash Vol. 3: Rogues Reloaded

Collects: Flash #14 to #20

Aquaman Vol. 3 — Aquaman Vol. 3: Crown of Atlantis

Collects: Aquaman #16 to #24

Cyborg Vol. 2: Danger in Detroit

Collects: Cyborg #6 to #13

The Antiheroes: Suicide Squad, Deathstroke and Hellblazer Comic Books Part 2

Suicide Squad Vol. 2

Note that issues #8 to #10 of Suicide Squad are Justice League vs. Suicide Squad tie-ins.

Collects: Suicide Squad #7 to #12

Harley Quinn Vol. 2: Joker Loves Harley

Collects: Harley Quinn #7 to #12

Deathstroke Vol. 2

Collects: Deathstroke #9 to #14

Midnighter and Apollo

Collects: Midnighter and Apollo #1 to #6

Superman (Superman Family) Comic Books Part 2

Superman: Action Comics Vol. 3

Collects: Actions Comics #967 to #972

Superman Vol. 3: Multiplicity

Collects: Superman #14 to #17, Superman Annual #1

Super Sons Vol. 1 (Rebirth)

Collects: Super Sons #1 to #6

Green Lantern and Green Arrow Comic Books Part 2

Green Arrow Vol. 3: Emerald Outlaw

Collects: Green Arrow #12 to #17

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3: Quest for Hope

Collects: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #14 to #21

Green Lanterns Vol. 3

Collects: Green Lanterns #13 to #18

DC Young Animal Comics

Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Brick by Brick

Collects: Doom Patrol #1 to #6

Shade the Changing Girl Vol. 1: Earth Girl Made Easy

Collects: Shade, The Changing Girl #1 to #6

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1: Going Underground

Collects: Cave Carson #1 to #6

Mother Panic Vol. 1: Work in Progress

Collects: Mother Panic #1 to #6

Superman Reborn Crossover Checklist

Superman Reborn

Order:

Action Comics #973 to #974

Superman #18

Action Comics #975

Superwoman #8

Superman #19

Action Comics #976

Superman #20 (Reborn Aftermath)

Trinity #8 (Reborn Aftermath)

Action Comics #977 (Reborn Aftermath)

Supergirl #8 (Reborn Aftermath)

Superwoman #9 (Reborn Aftermath)

Superman #21 (Reborn Aftermath)

Action Comics #978 (Reborn Aftermath)

New Super-Man #9 to #10 (Reborn & Aftermath)

Superwoman #10 (Reborn & Aftermath)

Batman / The Flash In “The Button” Crossover Checklist

Batman/The Flash: The Button

Order: 

Batman #21

Flash #21

Batman #22

Flash #22

Deathstroke and Teen Titans in “Lazarus Contract” Crossover Checklist

Titans: The Lazarus Contract

Order:

Titans #11

Teen Titans #8

Deathstroke #19

Teen Titans Annual: Lazarus Contract #1

Deathstroke #20

Batman (Bat-Family) Comic Books Part 3

Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 3: League of Shadows

Collects: Detective Comics #950 to #956

Nightwing Vol. 3: Nightwing Must Die

Collects: Nightwing #16 to #21

Batwoman Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death

Collects: Batwoman: Rebirth #1, Batwoman #1 to #6

Batgirl Vol. 2: Son of Penguin

Collects: Batgirl #7 to #11, Batgirl Annual #1

All-Star Batman Vol. 2: Ends of the Earth

Collects: All-Star Batman #6 to #9

Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 2

Collects: Red Hood and the Outlaws #7 to #12

Batgirl & the Birds of Prey Vol. 2

Collects: Batgirl & the Birds of Prey #7 to #12

Gotham Academy: Second Semester Vol. 2

Collects: Gotham Academy: Second Semester #9-12 And #4

Batman Beyond Vol. 2

Collects: Batman Beyond #7 to #12

Justice League (Justice League Family) Comic Books Part 3

Justice League of America: The Road to Rebirth

Collects: Justice League Of America: Rebirth #1, Justice League Of America: Atom – Rebirth #1, Justice League Of America: Vixen – Rebirth #1, Justice League Of America: Ray – Rebirth #1 And Justice League Of America: Killer Frost – Rebirth #1

Justice League Vol. 3: Timeless

Collects: Justice League #14 to #19

Teen Titans Vol. 2

Collects: Teen Titans #6-#7, #9 to #11, #13

Wonder Woman Vol. 4: Godwatch

Collects: Wonder Woman #16, #18, #20, #22, #24

Blue Beetle Vol. 2

Collects: Blue Beetle #6 to #12

Trinity Vol. 2: Dead Space

Collects: Trinity #7 to #12

Titans Vol. 3 (Rebirth)

Collects: Titans #11 to #16

Captain Atom: The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom

Collects: Captain Atom #1 to #6

The Antiheroes & Oddballs Part 3

The Hellblazer Vol. 2

Collects: Hellblazer #7 to #12

Suicide Squad Vol. 3: Burning Down The House

Collects: Suicide Squad #11 to #15

Deathstroke Vol. 3: Twilight

Collects: Deathstroke #12 to #18

Harley Quinn Vol. 3: Red Meat

Collects: Harley Quinn #14 to #21

Harley Quinn Vol. 4

Collects: Harley Quinn #17 to #22

Superman Revenge Squad vs. Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad Vol. 4: Earthlings on Fire

Collects: Suicide Squad #16 to #20

Superman: Action Comics Vol. 4

Collects: Action Comics #977 to #984

Crossover reading order should go as follows (thanks to Matt and Sean in the comments below!):

Suicide Squad #17: Earthlings on Fire: Part 2: Page 1-17
Action Comics #979: Revenge: Part 1
Suicide Squad #17: Earthlings on Fire: Part 2: Page 18-end
Suicide Squad #18: Earthlings on Fire: Part 3: Page 1-12
Action Comics #980: Revenge: Part 2
Suicide Squad #18: Earthlings on Fire: Part 3: Page 13-end
Suicide Squad #19: Earthlings on Fire: Part 4
Action Comics #981-984: Revenge: Part 3-6

Superman (Superman Family) Comic Books Part 3

Superman Vol. 4: Black Dawn

Collects: Superman #20 to #26

Supergirl Vol. 2

Collects: Supergirl #7 to #11, stories from Batgirl Annual #1

Superwoman Vol. 2

Collects: Superwoman #8 to #12

New Super-Man Vol. 2: Coming to America

Collects: New Super-Man #7 to #12

Green Lantern and Green Arrow Comic Books Part 3

Green Arrow Vol. 4

Collects: Green Arrow #18 to #25

DC Young Animal Comics (Part 2)

Doom Patrol Vol. 2

Collects: Doom Patrol #7 to #12

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye Vol. 2

Collects: Cave Carson #7 to #12

Shade, the Changing Girl Vol. 2

Collects: Shade, the Changing Girl #7 to #13

Mother Panic Vol. 2

Collects: Mother Panic #7 to #12

dc comics batman 2017 event

Dark Nights: Metal

Comic Book Herald’s complete Dark Nights: Metal reading order!

Next: DC Rebirth Year Two!

DC Rebirth Issue by Issue Reading Order

Personally, I’d rather read the majority of Rebirth stories in full story arc chunks above. Nonetheless, if you’d prefer an issue by issue approach more closely aligned to how the comics were released weekly, you can check out the order below.

Note that any and all feedback for this order is welcome. If you see something that looks off, make your case for a change in the comments!

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DC Rebirth Year One

DC Universe: Rebirth (2016) #1
Justice League #51

Justice League (2011-) #52
Titans: Rebirth (2016) #1
Superman: Rebirth (2016) #1
Superman (2016-) #1

Action Comics (2016-) #957
Action Comics (2016-) #958
Batman: Rebirth (2016) #1
Batman (2016-) #1
Detective Comics (2016-) #934
Detective Comics (2016-) #935
Aquaman: Rebirth (2016) #1
Aquaman (2016-) #1
The Flash: Rebirth (2016) #1
The Flash (2016-) #1
Green Lanterns: Rebirth (2016) #1
Green Lanterns (2016-) #1
Green Arrow: Rebirth (2016) #1
Green Arrow (2016-) #1
Wonder Woman: Rebirth (2016) #1
Wonder Woman (2016-) #1
All-Star Batman (2016-) #1
Action Comics (2016-) #959
Action Comics (2016-) #960
Aquaman (2016-) #2
Aquaman (2016-) #3
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth (2016) #1
Batgirl (2016-) #1
Batman (2016-) #2
Batman (2016-) #3
Detective Comics (2016-) #936
Detective Comics (2016-) #937
Green Arrow (2016-) #2
Green Arrow (2016-) #3
Green Lanterns (2016-) #2
Green Lanterns (2016-) #3
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps: Rebirth (2016) #1
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps (2016-) #1
All-Star Batman (2016-) #2
Action Comics (2016-) #963
Justice League: Rebirth (2016) #1
Justice League (2016-) #1
New Super-Man (2016-) #1
Nightwing: Rebirth (2016) #1
Nightwing (2016-) #1
Red Hood and the Outlaws: Rebirth (2016) #1
Superman (2016-) #2
Superman (2016-) #3
The Flash (2016-) #2
The Flash (2016-) #3
The Hellblazer: Rebirth (2016) #1
Titans (2016-) #1
Wonder Woman (2016-) #2
Wonder Woman (2016-) #3

Superwoman (2016-) #1
Action Comics (2016-) #961
Action Comics (2016-) #962
Aquaman (2016-) #4
Aquaman (2016-) #5
Batgirl (2016-) #2
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (2016-) #1
Batman (2016-) #4
Batman (2016-) #5
Blue Beetle: Rebirth (2016) #1
Deathstroke (2016-) #1
Deathstroke: Rebirth (2016) #1
Detective Comics (2016-) #938
Detective Comics (2016-) #939
Green Arrow (2016-) #4
Green Arrow (2016-) #5
Green Lanterns (2016-) #4
Green Lanterns (2016-) #5
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps (2016-) #2
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps (2016-) #3
Harley Quinn (2016-) #1
Harley Quinn (2016-) #2
Justice League (2016-) #2
Justice League (2016-) #3
New Super-Man (2016-) #2
Nightwing (2016-) #2
Nightwing (2016-) #3
Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016-) #1
Suicide Squad: Rebirth (2016) #1

Suicide Squad (2016-) #1
Supergirl: Rebirth (2016) #1
Superman (2016-) #4
Superman (2016-) #5
The Flash (2016-) #4
The Flash (2016-) #5
The Hellblazer (2016-) #1
Titans (2016-) #2
Wonder Woman (2016-) #4
Wonder Woman (2016-) #5
Harley Quinn (2016-) #3
Cyborg: Rebirth (2016) #1
Justice League (2016-) #4
Batman (2016-) #6
Aquaman (2016-) #6
Nightwing (2016-) #4
Green Lanterns (2016-) #6
Superman (2016-) #6
Supergirl (2016-) #1
Green Arrow (2016-) #6
Superwoman (2016-) #2
Deathstroke (2016-) #2
Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016-) #2
Wonder Woman (2016-) #6
The Flash (2016-) #6
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey (2016-) #2
Suicide Squad (2016-) #2
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps (2016-) #4
New Super-Man (2016-) #3
Detective Comics (2016-) #940
Cyborg (2016-) #1
Green Arrow (2016-) #7
Green Lanterns (2016-) #7
Superman (2016-) #7
Justice League (2016-) #5
Nightwing (2016-) #5
Trinity (2016-) #1
Batman (2016-) #7
Harley Quinn (2016-) #4
Aquaman (2016-) #7
The Hellblazer (2016-) #2
Titans (2016-) #3
The Flash (2016-) #7
Deathstroke (2016-) #3
Suicide Squad (2016-) #3
Batgirl (2016-) #3
Blue Beetle (2016-) #1
Hal Jordan and The Green Lantern Corps (2016-) #5
Batman Beyond: Rebirth (2016) #1
Detective Comics (2016-) #941
Teen Titans: Rebirth (2016) #1
Action Comics (2016-) #964
Wonder Woman (2016-) #7

Next: Justice League vs. Suicide Squad

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Comments

  1. Defne says

    November 8, 2022 at 6:07 pm

    I was just trying to organize my comic books by timeline and I can’t find Batwoman vol.2 and 3.

    Reply
  2. Kaneco says

    November 4, 2021 at 5:33 am

    I am also confused, i started with Dc rebirth but what do I do after that, do I just follow the list?

    Reply
  3. lll says

    May 9, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    Hi I, mew to comics and I’ve been wondering where to start either new 52 or Dc rebirth. I’ve been trying to get the timelines in order but im confused can someone help?

    Reply
    • Defne says

      November 8, 2022 at 6:11 pm

      I started randomly with one of the classics and went from there. The timeline will make sense after a while.

      Reply
  4. Eman says

    November 14, 2020 at 6:57 am

    My god -_- I couldn’t even begin to try wrapping my head around all this! No wonder I can’t get into any of it, it’s all over the place… I thought the reboots were for reshuffling and supposed to make things easier to follow, apparently not.

    Reply
    • WrylyRiley says

      December 26, 2020 at 4:07 am

      It’s more like an unreboot, so maybe that’s why, they’ve recomplicated it. I love it, though.

      Reply
  5. DC Fan Wannabe says

    July 19, 2020 at 5:56 pm

    I can’t find Harley Quinn Rebirth, I searched in the official dc site and Harley Quinn Vol 1 Die Laughing doens’t contain it, contrary to the amazon page. My guess is it’s just a mistake and there the book doens’t exist.

    Reply
  6. Ibad Qazi says

    June 17, 2020 at 2:14 am

    Youve said that rebirth is beginner friendly but i started reading it. I started with Dc universe rebirth and i finished it and stared titans the return of wally west but didnt understand anything what should i do?
    Should i go back to the new 52?

    Reply
  7. Jake says

    April 30, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    Doesn’t Action comics 1 have to happen before superman 1? In action comics he just moved and shaved his beard, which has already happened by the time superman starts

    Reply
  8. roby_941 says

    January 23, 2020 at 8:44 am

    Green Lanterns Vol. 1: Rage Planet collects GREEN LANTERNS: REBIRTH #1 and GREEN LANTERNS #1-6

    Reply
  9. trever says

    December 10, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    This site is the best online right now that displays the arcs in the proper order

    Reply
  10. Gustavo Castellanos says

    November 5, 2019 at 1:42 am

    Thanks a lot for this list

    Reply
  11. IBA says

    April 13, 2019 at 3:39 pm

    Batman Beyond Vol. 1 is labeled as “The Return” on your list, but your link leads to “Escaping the Grave”, which I believe is the correct volume. Just wanted to point that out.

    Very helpful list though!

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  12. Kyle says

    March 20, 2019 at 8:37 am

    Ok, so I have read just about everything I want to in the new 52, and am about to start rebirth. The main appeal of dc to me is definitely the cosmic (same with marvel) so the gl stuff is my favorite. Specifically Geoff Johns, I like pretty much everything he does. I loved his superman run from before the new 52, but I haven’t read any actual new 52 superman. My question is: where do I start with new 52 superman? I am finishing futures end right now and realize that convergence/brainiac seems like my cup of tea, but I assume I should read the johns new 52 superman? Is that a clean start? I have read most of new 52 justice league, and I don’t really care about anything other than the big events at this point.

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    • Louis says

      March 20, 2019 at 8:54 am

      You should read the first three volumes of Action Comics by Grant Morrison which is an (obviously great if you like Morrison) “early years” take on the character but, other than that, you’re best just to skip straight to “Superman: The Men of Tomorrow” by Johns, followed by the below. Anything in between is total junk. That’s not to say the rest are great, but they will bring you up to date on what’s going on with Superman in Rebirth so far. In fact you can probably skip everything other than Final Days and Lois & Clark, depends how much you like Supes I suppose.
      Superman: Before Truth
      Action Comics: Truth
      Superman: Return to Glory (issues 45-47 only, the rest is collected in Savage Dawn)
      Superman: Savage Dawn
      Superman: Final Days of Superman
      Superman: Lois & Clark
      The last book follows on from Convergence which is supposed to be terrible but with a few good tie-ins. I read it on Wikipedia instead of reading the books but still read the two Superman tie-ins in preparation for Lois & Clark.

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  13. Kyler says

    December 18, 2018 at 2:34 am

    Why are Green Lantern & Green Arrow in the same category thing?

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  14. Milano says

    October 11, 2018 at 12:20 am

    Where should I read the annuals?

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  15. Kyle says

    August 8, 2018 at 5:06 pm

    One area I have a question on relates to justice league of America. I got the hardcover deluxe edition which has a bit more then what the standard TPB covers. Can I just do it all where listed in the reading order or should I stop part way and read the road to rebirth issues later on per the reading order?

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  16. Kevin says

    July 14, 2018 at 11:21 am

    Hey Dave, what would you recommend reading before reading Rebirth?

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  17. Marcelo says

    May 19, 2018 at 8:59 pm

    One question, bro: Didn’t “Justice League of America #1 to #6” must go AFTER from “Justice League of America: The Road to Rebirth”? Thank you very much!

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  18. Drew says

    April 6, 2018 at 8:20 pm

    Before I read this guide, would you recommend me read the DC New 52 Reading Order?

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  19. ThLaDe says

    March 24, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    There seem to be a few problems with the issue numbers on the sections. I noticed this specifically with Green Arrow Vol. 1 which is missing issue #6 and the numberings for Suicide Squad, Deathstroke, and Harley Quinn need to be rechecked, they’re off by one or two issues.

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  20. Grawl says

    January 30, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    There’s a small typo for the Rebirth issues listing:

    Green Lanters: Rebirth #1 (should be Lanterns)

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  21. Sean says

    January 24, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    I discovered that there is some back and forth of a kind between Action Comics and Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps considering General Zod that may have started with Suicide Squad, does anyone know how they relate to each other?

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    • Matt says

      January 24, 2018 at 2:03 pm

      Not sure about Hal Jordan, but Suicide Squad and Action Comics crossed over thusly –

      Suicide Squad #17: Earthlings on Fire: Part 2: Page 1-17
      Action Comics #979: Revenge: Part 1
      Suicide Squad #17: Earthlings on Fire: Part 2: Page 18-end
      Suicide Squad #18: Earthlings on Fire: Part 3: Page 1-12
      Action Comics #980: Revenge: Part 2
      Suicide Squad #18: Earthlings on Fire: Part 3: Page 13-end
      Suicide Squad #19: Earthlings on Fire: Part 4
      Action Comics #981-984: Revenge: Part 3-6

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      • Sean says

        January 25, 2018 at 1:04 pm

        Thanks, mate! A shame Dave didn’t take this into account. Any other orders like this in Rebirth I should know about, by any chance?

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        • Matt says

          January 25, 2018 at 1:43 pm

          It’s not perfect nor quite up-to-date, but this is my issue-by-issue timeline with any of these crossovers listed in order (as much as is possible!) Be careful with my comments, though, as they may contain spoilers as they’re more for my notes:

          https://battlestarchronologica.wordpress.com/dcrebirth/

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  22. Ben says

    January 17, 2018 at 8:07 pm

    ‘Batman Vol 2: I Am Suicide’ collects issues #9-#15, not #7-12. Issues #7, and #8 are exclusive to the ‘Night of the Monster Men’ crossover that separates ‘Batman Vol 1: I am Gotham’ (Rebirth one shot, issues #1-#6), and ‘Batman Vol 2: I am Suicide’ (#9-15).

    It also doesn’t include Batman Annual #1. Unless they just added to new prints of Vol 2. Pretty sure that annual is collected in the DC Rebirth Holiday Special.

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  23. Wondering Batman says

    January 17, 2018 at 3:20 pm

    Superwoman Vol 1 is issues 1-7. You only have it listed as 1-6. Overall this list has been great!

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  24. Kan says

    January 12, 2018 at 10:29 am

    You are missing a couple of Rebirth titles.
    1. Raven (Rebirth) 6 issue series. Should probably be read right before Teen Titans Vol 1
    2. Death of Hawkman (Rebirth) 6 issue series. Should probably be read right before Midnighter and Apollo.

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  25. Ben says

    January 4, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    Detective Comics 946-949 is missing. 946-947 is the conclusion to the arc started in Detective Comics vol 2 as listed, 948-949 is ‘Batwoman Begins.’

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    • Ben says

      January 13, 2018 at 10:04 am

      I am loving this list, and really enjoying Rebirth. As I work my way through, I’ll continue to leave notes on potential small corrections. Superwoman v1 contains Superwoman 1-7, not 6 as listed.

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  26. Alex says

    December 30, 2017 at 1:12 am

    Detective comics volume 1 goes to 940 not 939. I am reading through now and was very confused why it would end with Red Robin in such a cliffhanger. I had to look it up somewhere else.

    Everything I’ve read before that has been great. Love the site !

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  27. Redbolt says

    December 20, 2017 at 11:32 am

    Hey in the DC Universe rebirth #1 it says that you should read Justice league #50 and Superman #52 first
    I wanna know if is this necessary

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  28. J-Hat says

    December 13, 2017 at 8:23 am

    So i’m just starting this list and i’m going to do all TPBs. There are a few titles that I already don’t want to care about I’ll probably get all volume ones, just to not judge a book by it’s cover.

    Would someone tell me if the following titles are a necessary read, or is surprisingly good;
    -Superwoman
    -Gotham Academy
    -Any of the Young Animals
    -New Superman
    -Blue Beetle (I did see Dr. Fate might have something to do with this in the rebirth one shot)

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    • Matt says

      December 13, 2017 at 10:33 am

      Don’t think Gotham Academy is part of the regular continuity but I might be wrong – I haven’t read an issue of it and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything.

      The Young Animal series are an acquired taste. Not really my cup of tea. You’re not missing anything important by skipping, although I’ve quite enjoyed Mother Panic.

      Superwoman makes some appearances in other series but there hasn’t been much going on there beyond the first TPB…

      Blue Beetle is entirely skippable, unfortunately.

      New-Superman is surprisingly good!

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    • Peter Mc says

      December 29, 2017 at 12:15 am

      Superwoman is really good and not unimportant but also not at all vital.

      I like the Young Animal stuff, I’d recommend at least sampling. It isn’t important to the Rebirth story line.

      New-Superman is decent, I like Superwoman more but New Superman does pop up in the main Superman title eventually.

      Gotham Academy is probably in-continuity but is definitely self-contained. I like it but it definitely skews more toward the young adult market (while still being a surprisingly good read).
      I wanted to like Blue Beetle but it seemed really low-effort and it’s not important to understanding the universe at all.

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    • Wondering Batman says

      January 17, 2018 at 5:03 pm

      My approach (at least until I’m deeper) has been this: if the TPB has the blue/black rebirth banner it is must read. The entries on this list may expand or introduce additional information, but aren’t critical to the rebirth interactions.

      Gotham Acadamy – doesn’t have the banner, but I think it’s a continued title from a New 52 entry. So it’s not necessarily part of the rebirth storyline, but does take place in the same universe.

      Young Animals – I found the easiest way to mentally catalogue these is by thinking of them similar to Marvels Netflix’s shows. They are in that universe, and main characters pop up passingly in conversation. However the titles are written for a different audience and aren’t written to be part of the woven fabric that makes up the main universe.

      Superwoman, Blue Beetle, & New Superman – all have the rebirth banner.

      -Superwoman. The only one I can speak to having read yet. It’s an ok story but not as grasping as some of the main character titles. It’s kind of all over the place at times and uses a lot of new characters/viewpoints. So if you’re a new ready or haven’t been up to date in a while.. it can be a lot to take in. It does, however, do a good job of representing a diverse spectrum of characters in terms of minority groups previously i represented in comics. As far as the rebirth story importance I would say it’s biggest importance is cleaning up some of the rough edges left over from the New 52/Rebirth transition.

      -Blue Beetle. Haven’t read but apparently a lot of people were exc Red to see this character get a larger focus, but we’re underwhelmed by the title entry. Words I read a lot were ‘forced’, and ‘unfocused’.

      -New Superman. Haven’t read yet, but would definitely advise including. Has already been mentioned in the early Super-family comics, and for sure will tie into rebirth and Superman stories down the road.

      Note: Is by no means an expert on rebirth or comics. In fact I’m a farely new reader. Just hoped the way I mentally catalogue this massive list of titles and entries might help another new reader

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